Apparel sector remains chief recruiter with firm wages

17 Dec '07

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The Statistics and Census Service of Macau released the results of the Manpower Needs and Wages Survey for the third quarter of 2007. The survey covered the Manufacturing; Hotels & restaurants; Financial intermediation and Electricity, gas & water supply sectors, but excluded own-account workers and insurance agents and brokers not directly employed by insurance companies. The survey results were extrapolated based on the data obtained from 576 statistical units successfully interviewed, given as follows:

At the end of the third quarter of 2007, the Manufacturing sector had 27,962 paid employees, down by 10.5% from a year ago. Among them, 18,604 were working in the manufacture of wearing apparel. In September 2007, the average earnings (excluding bonuses and allowances) for full time employees in this sector amounted to MOP 4,976, up by 7.1% over the same month of 2006. The average earnings of Sewing machine operators in the manufacture of wearing apparel was MOP 3,413.

The Financial intermediation sector had 5,126 paid employees, up by 7.9% compared with the third quarter of 2006, with 4,367 working in banks. The average earnings for full time employees in September 2007 went up by 12.3% to MOP 15,522 and that for Bank tellers was MOP 8,928.

In terms of recruitment prerequisites, 65.8% of the vacant posts in the Manufacturing sector required working experience. Meanwhile, 89.7% of the vacancies in Electricity, gas & water supply and 98.3% in Financial intermediation required senior secondary or higher education.

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